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Welcome to the School of Medicine
The School of Medicine is Ireland’s leading medical school and ranks as one of the world’s top medical schools (QS World Ranking by Subject 2025 – 83rd for Medicine). The School of Medicine is the leading research school in Trinity, home to over 800 highly diverse researchers and spanning 21 medical and scientific disciplines. The School of Medicine is a multidisciplinary school comprising Medicine, Radiation Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Human Health and Disease, and Human Nutrition and Dietetics. Over 90% of the academic staff are highly active in research. Fifty per cent of senior principal investigators are clinical academics combining their clinical commitments with their academic activities.
Head of School welcome message
Prof. Colin Doherty gives a brief overview of what it means to study at the School of Medicine at Trinity College Dublin.
Events
Current News
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Trinity Provost Launches Landmark Health Policy Report: Advancing Knowledge for the Public Good
Trinity College Dublin’s School of Medicine has published its Health Policy and Civic Engagement Report 2026. Launched by the Provost on October 1st, the 2026 document builds upon its 2024 inaugural report
05 Oct 2026
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School of Medicine students achieve early research success through Undergraduate Research Portal
Following the launch of The School of Medicine Undergraduate Research Portal earlier this year, many undergraduates are now undertaking biomedical research in labs across the School.
29 Sep 2026
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Pioneering medical research at Trinity targets arthritis, diabetes, and hospital infection
Four researchers from the School of Medicine at Trinity College Dublin have secured funding for innovative health research projects under the latest round of the Health Research Board Investigator-Led Projects scheme.
23 Sep 2026
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Patient power to drive Trinity research in cancer, epilepsy, and muscular dystrophy
Mark Cunningham, Martin Barr and Michelle Spirtos received Health Research Board funding in collaboration with Epilepsy Ireland, Breakthrough Cancer Research and Muscular Dystrophy Ireland.
16 Sep 2026
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Empowering Future Leaders in Health Research: Trinity Showcases 200 PhD Projects Tackling Global Health Challenges
Trinity School of Medicine officially launched its Annual Overview of Doctoral Health Research 2026, at a ceremony in May, attended by the Provost Professor Linda Doyle.
14 Sep 2026
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An Exceptional Place for Translational Clinical Research and Scientific Discovery
The Annual Trinity School of Medicine Research Awards, now in its fifth year, was established to recognise research excellence, support innovation at critical inflection points, and to give researchers the confidence and momentum
12 May 2026
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The Future’s Event Brighter – Further Developments in Down Syndrome Research
Trinity’s Down Syndrome Research Group (DISCO) welcomed members of the wider Down Syndrome community back to Trinity on Tuesday, March 5th, 2026, to hear about further developments in Down Syndrome paediatric research.
19 Mar 2026
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Tackling the Diagnostic Odyssey of NRXN1 Genetic Deletions
PHILADELPHIA – As the international community observes Rare Disease Day 2026 on February 28th, 2026, a significant milestone has been reached in the effort to support families navigating the complex "diagnostic odyssey" associated
26 Feb 2026
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Key immune trigger identified that may be a central player in MS progression
Trinity College Dublin researchers have published a new study on MS that has uncovered evidence that a key immune system switch, known as the NLRP3 inflammasome, may play a significant role in the inflammatory processes
26 Feb 2026
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A New Kind of Medicine for Older Patients
A ground breaking retrospective study conducted by clinicians and academics at Trinity School of Medicine and St. James’s Hospital has demonstrated that social prescribing (SP) programmes based within hospitals can significantly
10 Feb 2026
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